Author: Dick Mangrum

The area of a busy intersection near Seneca proved to be a magnet yesterday for car accidents. Two accidents occurred yesterday in the vicinity of 123 and the Wells Highway/Sheep Farm Road intersection. One accident occurred late in the morning; the other, early in the afternoon. Late yesterday morning a car went out of control on the Wells Highway and […]

An incident in the parking lot of a Sandifer Boulevard business Wednesday night last week landed a 33-year old man in jail—charged with pointing and presenting a firearm. The Sheriff’s Office identified the man arrested as Hampshire, Illinois resident Joshua Huskins (right). According to the Sheriff’s Office, a deputy took statements in which the victims of the incident alleged that […]

Jeff Duncan, South Carolina’s Third District representative, sheds no tears for the late Fidel Castro. Duncan, who chairs a foreign affairs subcommittee, said in a statement over the weekend. “The brutal reign of Fidel Castro inflicted horrific suffering on the Cuban people. While some may wish to paint a rosy picture of Communism and this dictator’s leadership, any account that […]

Fire yesterday afternoon damaged a home near Seneca. According to the Red Cross, nine people—three children and six adults—were displaced by the fire shortly before 1:30 on the Owens Road. Everyone inside the home is said to have gotten out of the house without being hurt though, according to the Seneca Fire Department, one person received treatment for smoke inhalation. […]

Fire crews continued their efforts to cut into containment lines as the Pinnacle Mountain fire moved slowly through the day yesterday. Efforts yesterday were focused in the area of Slickum Falls Road. At times, burnout operations caused heavy smoke. In other sections of the fire’s perimeter, crews held existing lines, and monitored and patrolled for hot spots. To learn more […]

Kenny Johns has returned to work as Oconee Probate Judge, after a six-month suspension for social media comments made about the Zachary Hammond case. Johns apparently resumed office duties this month after a State Supreme Court decision that upheld his interim suspension from office that covered a six-month period starting April 12. The justices wrote: “We find respondent’s misconduct warrants […]

Greenville Health System officials are coming to the defense of the Oconeean who lost his seat on the policy-making board for the health care system. In a statement, GHS chairwoman Lisa Stevens said, “Because of self-serving political agendas by a few members of the Greenville (state legislative) delegation, which include bringing flawed lawsuits and continual requests for inappropriate investigations, the […]

West Union, SC— Joyce “Marcheta” Morris, 69, of 205 Creekwood Lane, West Union, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 PM, Saturday, prior […]

Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw are the acts that’ll entertain the Saturday night crowd at Seneca Fest 2017. Riley Johnson, events coordinator, says the events for Memorial Day weekend ’17 will take place at Gignilliat Field. There will be jazz Thursday night on Ramcat Alley and 70’s and 80’s music by Mother’s Finest Friday night.

Word from Pickens County is that the fire that began on Pinnacle Mountain is approaching the North Carolina. And that, according to one public information officer, means required coordination with North Carolina authorities in Transylvania County and other entities. Fire fighters are a tough and determined breed. Even though Thanksgiving arrives tomorrow, there will be no let up in the […]